Bhutan Urban Policy Notes : Regional Development and Economic Transformation
This paper is part of a series of four Urban Policy Notes that provide a critical review on emergent challenges to Bhutan’s increasing urbanization and its ramifications for growth, livability and sustainability in line with the directives of the 1...
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okr-10986-318162021-05-25T09:24:35Z Bhutan Urban Policy Notes : Regional Development and Economic Transformation World Bank REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT URBANIZATION STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION JOB CREATION ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY POVERTY SERVICE DELIVERY ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY This paper is part of a series of four Urban Policy Notes that provide a critical review on emergent challenges to Bhutan’s increasing urbanization and its ramifications for growth, livability and sustainability in line with the directives of the 12th Plan and Vision 2020. The four notes are: (a) Regional Development, (b) Municipal Governance and Finance, (c) Affordable Housing and (d) Urban Resilience. These notes build on the long engagement between the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) and the World Bank on urban issues as well as the experiences of urban operations under Bhutan Urban Development Projects I (1999-2006) and II (2010-2019) and intend to support the RGoB on key and emerging urban topics and guide Bank’s future analytical and investment support in the urban sector. This Policy Note aims to present critical policy options for leveraging urbanization and supporting regional development to enable Bhutan to achieve sustainable growth, spur private sector development job creation and support balanced spatial development. The Note (a) takes stock of recent trends in urbanization, economic growth, and demographic change from a spatial perspective, (b) suggests a framework to guide policy making and (c) better target investments to leverage the potential of urban areas for job creation and livability, while also addressing the needs of poorer small towns and less populated rural areas. These focused areas align with the RGoB's overall goal of balanced and equitable development. 2019-06-10T21:41:28Z 2019-06-10T21:41:28Z 2019-05-30 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/262391559552012936/Bhutan-Urban-Policy-Notes-Regional-Development-and-Economic-Transformation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31816 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note South Asia Bhutan |
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This paper is part of a series of four
Urban Policy Notes that provide a critical review on
emergent challenges to Bhutan’s increasing urbanization and
its ramifications for growth, livability and sustainability
in line with the directives of the 12th Plan and Vision
2020. The four notes are: (a) Regional Development, (b)
Municipal Governance and Finance, (c) Affordable Housing and
(d) Urban Resilience. These notes build on the long
engagement between the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) and
the World Bank on urban issues as well as the experiences of
urban operations under Bhutan Urban Development Projects I
(1999-2006) and II (2010-2019) and intend to support the
RGoB on key and emerging urban topics and guide Bank’s
future analytical and investment support in the urban
sector. This Policy Note aims to present critical policy
options for leveraging urbanization and supporting regional
development to enable Bhutan to achieve sustainable growth,
spur private sector development job creation and support
balanced spatial development. The Note (a) takes stock of
recent trends in urbanization, economic growth, and
demographic change from a spatial perspective, (b) suggests
a framework to guide policy making and (c) better target
investments to leverage the potential of urban areas for job
creation and livability, while also addressing the needs of
poorer small towns and less populated rural areas. These
focused areas align with the RGoB's overall goal of
balanced and equitable development. |
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Bhutan Urban Policy Notes : Regional Development and Economic Transformation |
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Bhutan Urban Policy Notes : Regional Development and Economic Transformation |
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Bhutan Urban Policy Notes : Regional Development and Economic Transformation |
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Bhutan Urban Policy Notes : Regional Development and Economic Transformation |
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Bhutan Urban Policy Notes : Regional Development and Economic Transformation |
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bhutan urban policy notes : regional development and economic transformation |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2019 |
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